Fails the Bechdel test
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013. Directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Terence Winter and Jordan Belfort.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
2 / 3
Fails
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Yes
1. At least two women
40 women characters. 15 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
Women do talk to each other. -
No
3. About something besides a man
Every conversation between women that our parser found mentions a man.
Second opinion
Disagree bechdeltest.com readers give it 3 out of 3.
The film
Jordan Belfort (DiCaprio) is Long Island penny stockbroker who serves almost two years in prison for refusing to co-operate in a huge 1990s securities fraud case that involved widespread corruption on Wall Street and in the corporate banking world, including mob infiltration.
- Released
- 25 Dec 2013
- Genres
- Biography, Comedy, Crime
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 8.2 / 10
- Metascore
- 75 / 100
- Awards
- Nominated for 5 Oscars. 38 wins & 181 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Jordan 539 lines, man
- Donnie 91 lines, man
- Naomi 91 lines, woman
- Agent Denham 29 lines, man
- Aunt Emma 19 lines, woman
- Max 19 lines, man
- Teresa 19 lines, woman
- Bo Dietl 16 lines, man
- Brad 16 lines, man
- Rugrat 14 lines, man
Full cast, 180 people
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort
- Jonah Hill as Donnie Azoff
- Margot Robbie as Naomi Lapaglia
- Matthew McConaughey as Mark Hanna
- Kyle Chandler as Agent Patrick Denham
- Rob Reiner as Max Belfort
- Jon Bernthal as Brad
- Jon Favreau as Manny Riskin
- Jean Dujardin as Jean Jacques Saurel
- Joanna Lumley as Aunt Emma
- Cristin Milioti as Teresa Petrillo
- Christine Ebersole as Leah Belfort
- Shea Whigham as Captain Ted Beecham
- Katarina Čas as Chantalle
- P.J. Byrne as Nicky Koskoff ('Rugrat')
- Kenneth Choi as Chester Ming
- Brian Sacca as Robbie Feinberg ('Pinhead')
- Henry Zebrowski as Alden Kupferberg ('Sea Otter')
- Ethan Suplee as Toby Welch
- Barry Rothbart as Peter DeBlasio
- Jake Hoffman as Steve Madden
- Mackenzie Meehan as Hildy Azoff
- Bo Dietl as Bo Dietl
- Jon Spinogatti as Nicholas the Butler
- Aya Cash as Janet (Jordan's Assistant)
- Rizwan Manji as Kalil
- Stephanie Kurtzuba as Kimmie Belzer
- J.C. MacKenzie as Lucas Solomon
- Ashlie Atkinson as Rochelle Applebaum
- Thomas Middleditch as Stratton Broker in a Bowtie
- Stephen Kunken as Jerry Fogel
- Edward Herrmann as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
- Jordan Belfort as Auckland Straight Line Host
- Ted Griffin as Agent Hughes
- Fran Lebowitz as Honorary Samantha Stogel
- Robert Clohessy as Nolan Drager (Jordan's Lawyer)
- Natasha Newman-Thomas as Danielle Harrison
- Sandra Nelson as Aliyah Farran (Forbes Reporter)
- Johnnie Mae as Violet (Housekeeper)
- Christina Jeffs as Venice (Dominatrix)
- Sabina Maschi as Swiss Flight Attendant #1
- Zana Markelson as Swiss Flight Attendant #2
- Welker White as Waitress
- Danny Flaherty as Zip (Lude Buying Teenager #1)
- Carla Corvo as Pam
- Dustin Kerns as Ben Jenner
- Ashley Blankenship as Sales Assistant #1 (in Men's Room)
- Madison McKinley as Heidi
- Dierdre Reimold as Nicole
- Kerry Malloy as Helicopter Pilot
- Frank van Putten as Swiss Banker
- Aaron Lazar as Blair Hollingsworth
- Steve Routman as SEC Attorney #1
- Steve Witting as SEC Attorney #2
- Charley Morgan as SEC Attorney #3
- Michael Nathanson as Barry Kleinman
- Natalie Bensel as Bottoms Up Hooker
- Tess Olivia as Blue Chip Hooker / Sales Assistant #2
- Jaclyn Keys as Nasdaq Hooker
- Krista Ashworth as Pink Sheet Hooker
- Kathleen Fellegara as Straight Line Testimonial #1
- John Bernard Martin as Straight Line Testimonial #2
- Jamel Daniels as Straight Line Testimonial #3
- Dan Bittner as Rothschild Broker #1
- John Behlmann as Rothschild Broker #2
- Ward Horton as Rothschild Broker #3
- Bret Shuford as Rothschild Broker #4
- Paul Monte Jr. as Rothschild Broker #5
- Ellen Sexton as Rothschild Broker #6
- Brian Tweedy as Rothschild Broker #7
- J.T. O'Connor as Rothschild Broker #8
- Steven Boyer as Investor's Center Broker #1
- Danny A. Abeckaser as Investor's Center Broker #2
- Tracy Friedman as Investor's Center Broker #3
- Matthew Rauch as Stratton Broker #1
- Michael Izquierdo as Stratton Broker #2
- Donnie Keshawarz as Stratton Broker #3
- Johnathan Tchaikovsky as Stratton Broker #4
- Aaron Glaser as Stratton Broker #5
- Ben Rameaka as Stratton Broker #6
- Ben Loving as Stratton Broker #7
- Brian Charles Johnson as Young Broker
- Sebastian Tillinger as Another Broker
- Chris Riggi as Party Broker #1
- Dan Hunter as Party Broker #2
- Meghan Rafferty as Donnie's Assistant
- José Ramón Rosario as Maitre d' Hector
- Davram Stiefler as Broker in Men's Room
- Dan Daily as Honorary Raymond Samitz
- Ben Van Bergen as Swiss Customs Officer #1
- Matte Osian as Swiss Customs Officer #2
- Michael Devine as Cop #1
- Jason Furlani as Cop #2
- Scott Nicholson as Police Officer #1
- Jeremy Bobb as Police Officer #2
- Dean Auer as Brookville Police Officer #1
- Tom Greer as Brookville Police Officer #2
- Sharon Jones as Wedding Singer #1
- Starr Duncan-Lowe as Wedding Singer #2
- Saundra Williams as Wedding Singer #3
- Emily Tremaine as Cristy
- Zineb Oukach as Hostess on The Naomi
- Loretta O. Booz as Wendy
- Shea Coleman as Skylar Belfort (14 Months Old)
- Giselle Eisenberg as Skylar Belfort (4 Years Old)
- Deema Aitken as Lude Buying Teenager #2
- Ashley Springer as Job Applicant #1
- Justin Anthony Long as Job Applicant #2
- Gregory Perri as Job Applicant #3
- Viki Boyle as Wedding Minister
- Chris Caldovino as Rocco #1
- Marcos A. Gonzalez as Rocco #2
- Chris Matesevac as Break Dancing Broker #1
- Justin Yllanes as Break Dancing Broker #2
- Rémy Bennett as Abby
- Catherine Curtin as FBI Agent #1
- Paul Urcioli as FBI Agent #2
- Jamie O'Connell as FBI Agent #3
- Michael O'Hara as Prison Guard
- Lawrence Lau as Inmate Playing Tennis #1
- Michael Bryan French as Inmate Playing Tennis #2
- Adria Baratta as Sales Assistant #3
- Armen Garo as Rao's Patron #1
- Garry Pastore as Rao's Patron #2
- Louis Vanaria as Rao's Patron #3
- Lawrence Smith as Extra Broker #1
- Hardy Winburn as Extra Broker #2
- Allyson Carr as Stripper on Yacht
- Peter Youngblood Hills as Audience Member #1
- Daniel Hepner as Audience Member #2
- Brendan Griffin as Audience Member #3
- Derek Milman as Audience Member #4
- Victor Verhaeghe as Audience Member #5
- Jared Houseman as Audience Member #6
- Spike Jonze as Dwayne (uncredited)
- Martin Scorsese as John (voice) (uncredited)
- Silvia Kal as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Tommy Bayiokos as Kacandes Diner Man (uncredited)
- Gianni Biasetti Jr. as Italian Coastguard (uncredited)
- Rick Bolander as Broker (uncredited)
- Spenser Granese as Broker (uncredited)
- Julian Brand as Stratton Broker (uncredited)
- Kenneth Carrella as Stratton Broker (uncredited)
- Austin Farwell as Stratton Broker (uncredited)
- Zach Miko as Stratton Broker (uncredited)
- Tyler Evan Rowe as Stratton Broker (uncredited)
- Stefano Villabona as Stratton Broker (uncredited)
- Gregory Brown as Upper Eastside Pedestrian (uncredited)
- Tucker Bryan as Wolfpack #4 (uncredited)
- Michael Jefferson as Wolfpack #1 (uncredited)
- Bryan Burton as Young Stratton Inc. Broker (uncredited)
- Mike Catapano as Broker Applicant (uncredited)
- Steven Conroy as Audience Member (uncredited)
- Kelsey Deanne as Pool Party Guest (uncredited)
- Maria Di Angelis as Nicky Koskoff's Escort (uncredited)
- London Hall as Swiss Airline Passenger (uncredited)
- Rosemary Howard as Rao's Pedestrian (uncredited)
- Chris Kerson as Kimmie Belzer's Desk Mate (uncredited)
- Natasha Kojic as Singer (uncredited)
- Ben Leasure as Brantley (uncredited)
- Will MacAdam as Irritated Plane Passinger (uncredited)
- Jeff Moffitt as Party Goer (uncredited)
- Chris Nuñez as Miami Busboy (uncredited)
- Seregon O'Dassey as Masseuse to Donnie Azoff (uncredited)
- Joseph Oliveira as Court Room Attendant (uncredited)
- Michael Power as Seminar Guest (uncredited)
- Nicole Rutigliano as Stripper (uncredited)
- Sibyl Santiago as Convention Attendee (uncredited)
- Vitaliy Shtabnoy as Kent - Broker (uncredited)
- Madeleine Wade as Call Girl (uncredited)
- Blago Simon as Stock Broker (uncredited)
- David Wenzel as Banker (uncredited)
- Joe Zaso as Rudy (uncredited)
- Claudette Lalí as Strip Girl (uncredited)
- Francis Brooke as Conference Attendee (uncredited)
- Martin Klebba as Azoff's Bullseye (uncredited)
- Michael Dubuc as Stock Broker (uncredited)
- Geoffrey J.D. Payne as Waiter (uncredited)
- Judah McFadden as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Sylvia Ward as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 5 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 4% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 200
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 to 10 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 to 15 | 0 | 40 |
| 16 to 20 | 5 | 9 |
| 21 to 25 | 0 | 40 |
| 26 to 30 | 0 | 13 |
| 31 to 35 | 7 | 20 |
| 36 to 40 | 0 | 7 |
| 41 to 45 | 0 | 6 |
| 46 to 50 | 4 | 24 |
| 51 to 55 | 0 | 9 |
| 56 to 60 | 16 | 107 |
| 61 to 65 | 8 | 12 |
| 66 to 70 | 6 | 11 |
| 71 to 75 | 3 | 31 |
| 76 to 80 | 1 | 5 |
| 81 to 85 | 7 | 9 |
| 86 to 90 | 10 | 13 |
| 91 to 95 | 9 | 15 |
| 96 to 100 | 2 | 15 |
| 101 to 105 | 0 | 22 |
| 106 to 110 | 2 | 14 |
| 111 to 115 | 1 | 63 |
| 116 to 120 | 0 | 10 |
| 121 to 125 | 0 | 24 |
| 126 to 130 | 20 | 39 |
| 131 to 135 | 0 | 22 |
| 136 to 140 | 2 | 14 |
| 141 to 145 | 0 | 23 |
| 146 to 150 | 4 | 8 |
| 151 to 155 | 5 | 16 |
| 156 to 160 | 0 | 27 |
| 161 to 165 | 7 | 46 |
| 166 to 170 | 2 | 18 |
| 171 to 175 | 2 | 17 |
| 176 to 180 | 1 | 18 |
| 181 to 185 | 25 | 32 |
| 186 to 190 | 0 | 14 |
| 191 to 195 | 1 | 9 |
| 196 to 200 | 3 | 9 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
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Exhibit A: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 15 are women's.
153 lines from women, 851 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit B: who's in it
40 women and 105 men in the cast. 15 women and 33 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 75 of 1,046.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 74 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 10% of the words (1,502), men 90% (13,852). Women have 15% of the lines, so their lines run shorter than men's.
Exhibit D: the test the other way
Two named men talk to each other about something besides a woman. It passes the reverse test.
Conversations between two named characters
Two women
2
Two men
67
Exhibit E: behind the camera
4 of the 12 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 26% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Martin Scorsese (man)
- Written by
- Terence Winter (man)
- Produced by
- Riza Aziz (man), Joey McFarland (man), Emma Tillinger Koskoff (woman), Martin Scorsese (man), Leonardo DiCaprio (man)
- Shot by
- Rodrigo Prieto (man)
- Edited by
- Thelma Schoonmaker (woman)
- Production design by
- Bob Shaw (man)
- Costumes by
- Sandy Powell (woman)
- Cast by
- Ellen Lewis (woman)
The crew, department by department
-
Other crew
11 women, 51 men, 27 not listed
-
Production
7 women, 13 men, 5 not listed
-
Costume & Make-Up
7 women, 4 men, 13 not listed
-
Sound
7 women, 12 men, 5 not listed
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Art
3 women, 10 men, 8 not listed
-
Visual Effects
1 women, 9 men, 8 not listed
-
Camera
1 women, 5 men, 10 not listed
-
Lighting
0 women, 4 men, 5 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit F: how old the stars were
Women: 45 on average. Men: 44 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Margot Robbie 23, Joanna Lumley 67
Men
Jonah Hill 30, Jon Bernthal 37, Leonardo DiCaprio 39, Jean Dujardin 41, Matthew McConaughey 44, Jon Favreau 47, Kyle Chandler 48, Rob Reiner 66
Exhibit G: the money
It made 4.1 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $100 million
- Box office
- $407 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 200 scenes and 1,046 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
